FS#14573 - Grub + xfs filesystem
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Opened by Deej (deej) - Monday, 04 May 2009, 10:09 GMT
Last edited by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Sunday, 19 July 2009, 17:22 GMT
Opened by Deej (deej) - Monday, 04 May 2009, 10:09 GMT
Last edited by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be) - Sunday, 19 July 2009, 17:22 GMT
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Details
Grub will not install to an xfs filesystem.
Using the latest iso + net install. Grub installer hangs at "Would you like to install Grub to another Hard Drive ?" I've formatted with the iso and tried pre-formatting with another disk prior to install, niether method works. You have to Ctl+Alt+Del to exit the installer, at which point it hangs at "Unmounting Filesystems". x86_64 system. 1x Sata II hard drive and 1x Pata hard drive. Installing to the Sata II drive. Ext3/4 jfs all install OK. |
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Closed by Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter_be)
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 17:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: fixed ! woot
Sunday, 19 July 2009, 17:22 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: fixed ! woot
"Do you have your system installed on software raid ? Answer "YES" to install grub to another
hard disk"
Reply: NO
Installation stalls.
Ctrl+Alt+Del; stalls at "Unmounting Filesystems"
BigRedButton: Reboots to a GRUB prompt; keyboard not enabled.
Attempts to install grub using the tools on the LiveCd result in
screen-corruption + failure.
Deej
problem. Some put it down to grub; others blame the latest kernel;
others still blame xfs itself. All that can be said for sure is
that where once we could boot from an xfs partition, now we can't.
Deej
Gerhard's patch should fix this.
please retest with the latest aif from experimental git branch
/dev/sda1 xfs (mounted on /)
/dev/sda2 swap
install grub on /dev/sda (not sda1)
I can confirm that aif hangs without Gerhards patch, and with the patch, it successfully installs grub and the new system works fine.
However deej I found your explanation a bit unclear. did you mean you put grub on /dev/sda1 ?
If so, please test with new aif. otherwise I will close this.
you can close this as far as I'm concerned. Thank you...